Category Archives: Creative Works

Chemical Soup

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Dave Pollard

photo by guilhem vellut on flickr CC BY 2.0 I am on the ferry, on a visit to Bowen Island, where I used to live. I had forgotten how exciting it is for small kids to be on a “big … Continue reading →

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A Prayer to No One

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Dave Pollard

cartoon by Michael Leunig May it be seen that we fretful, fearful humans are just lost, hurt, struggling, bewildered creatures doing our best, and that no one is ‘to blame’ for what has happened on this damaged, desolated planet. May … Continue reading →

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Our ‘Pathetic’ Species

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Dave Pollard

the Inlet Theatre in Port Moody, near my home; photo for Google Maps by Malvina This evening I’m walking to the theatre, and thinking about how the arts evoke certain emotions in us. It’s dark already, and now that rush … Continue reading →

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This Body Takes Me for a Walk

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Dave Pollard

another radical non-duality post, for no reason So I watch this apparent body as it rides down the elevator and takes ‘me’ for a 90-minute round-trip walk to the shores of Burrard Inlet, the closest reach of the Salish Sea … Continue reading →

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Creatures at Play

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Dave Pollard

In a foreign land There were creatures at play Running hand in hand Needing nowhere to stay Driven to the mountains high They were sunken in the cities deep Livin’ in my sleep. I feel like goin’ back Back where … Continue reading →

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Frogs’ Hollow

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Dave Pollard

This is a work of fiction. Canadian soldiers monitor Afghan citizens being questioned in Kandahar, 2008; photo by Allauddin Khan in Canadian Dimension. I saw him pretty often on my trips to Loblaws grocery last year. He looked old and … Continue reading →

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Nothing Has to Make Sense

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Dave Pollard

image of Hoy Creek Trail; screenshot from the video linked below from KWG Vids One of my favourite walks, just a couple of minutes from home, is the Hoy Creek trail that runs from the “city centre” (which is actually … Continue reading →

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Pulitzer

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Dave Pollard

This is a work of fiction. newsroom photo by Adam Tinworth on flickr, (CC BY-ND 2.0) I had been very lucky to land the job at The New Yorker. I had friends of friends who knew their editors. One of … Continue reading →

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Plus Ça Change: Lessons from a Mall

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Dave Pollard

current mall/parking lot footprint near my home, showing proposed towers It has been above 35ºC (close to 100ºF) all week here in Coquitlam. Like most Vancouverites I have no air conditioning. On top of that, I’m on Day 15 since … Continue reading →

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The Way It Is

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Dave Pollard

view out my window on Friday I‘m walking along the river path near my home and when I look up, there’s a black bear walking toward me. Not a big deal, I know, but a new experience for me. And … Continue reading →

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